Media – Television and film
Angela Bassett (1958- )
Angela Evelyn Bassett is an actress and producer known for her depictions of powerful women in history on stage, television,...
Will Packer (1974- )
Will Packer is a film producer who was best known for producing the 94th Annual Academy Awards (the Oscars) on...
Carol Sutton (1944-2020)
Carol Joan Dickerson Sutton was an actress in film, theater, and television, and was best known for her role as...
Gil Noble (1932-2012)
Gilbert Edward Noble was a pianist, producer, professor, news anchor, television host, and documentarian. His entry into media was largely...
Tyler Perry (1969- )
Tyler Perry is a world-renowned actor, director, producer, writer, and philanthropist. Born Emmitt Perry, Jr. on September 13, 1969 to...
Terresa M. Graves (1948-2002)
Terresa M. Graves was an American actress who performed in many television shows and movies in the early and mid-1970s....
Terrence Howard (1969- )
Actor, rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer Terrence Deshon Howard is best known for his role as Lucius Lyons, music...
Tessa Lynne Thompson (1983- )
Actress Tessa Lynne Thompson was born on October 3, 1983 in Los Angeles, California to Marc Anthony Thompson, Afro-Panamanian, and...
Nipsey Russell (1918-2005)
Julius “Nipsey” Russell was a comedian, dancer, and poet. Russell was born on September 15, 1918, in Atlanta, Georgia. His...
